Epstein Secrets

as donated more than $100,000 to Democratic candidates’ campaigns, including John Kerry’s presidential bid, the reelection campaign ofNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and the Senate bids ofJoe Lieberman, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christopher, Dodd and Charles Schumer. Powerful friends and enemies A Vanity Fair profil

007. However, at the request of Epstein's lawyers, the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury. 25. Instead, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alexander Acosta, negotiated a plea deal with Epstein's team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein (along with four named co-conspirators and an

donated more than $100,000 to Democratic candidates' campaigns, including John Kerry's presidential bid, the reelection campaign of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and the Senate bids of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer. Powerful friends and enemies A Vanity Fair pr

07. However, at the request of Epstein’s lawyers, the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury. 22. Instead, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alexander Acosta, negotiated a plea deal with Epstein’s team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein (along with four named co-conspirators and an

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xander Acosta | a Aftermath Former U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010553 --- PAGE BREAK --- | CH

and phone numbers of famous individuals —Henry Kissinger, Mick Jagger, Dustin Hoff- : F man, Ralph Fiennes, David Koch, Ted Kennedy, Donald Trump, | j Bill Richardson, Bill Clinton, and former Israeli prime minister 4 Ehud Barak among them. S) 4 This was intriguing, if not at all damning. Epstein made a i E habit

the conduct escalated to full sexual intercourse. As part of the resolution of the case, Epstein has agreed that he would not contest jurisdiction in the Southern District of Florida for any victim who chose to sue him for damages pursuant to 18 USC 2255. Mr. Epstein agreed to provide an attorney for victims who elected to proceed

ted to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. See Edwards Affidavit, Exhibit “N” at 17. 75. Epstein also takes issue with Edwards identifying Bill Richardson as a possible witness. Richardson was properly identified as a possible witness because Epstein’s personal pilot testified to Richardson joining Epst

gment, Edwards had a sound legal basis for believing that Donald Trump, Allen Dershowitz, Bill Clinton, Tommy Mattola, David Copperfield and Governor Bill Richardson had relevant and discoverable information (Exhibit “A” — Edwards’ Statement of Undisputed Facts, paragraphs 69-81). That belief was reinforced by the

e 12 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013330 --- PAGE BREAK --- discussions, on September 24, 2007, Epstein signed an agreement with the U.S. Attomney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Under the agreement, Epstein agreed to plead guilty to an indictment pending against him in the 15" Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County ch